Company Description

Located in the heart of Canada's capital next door to the Parliament Buildings, the landmark Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa is looking to fill a role of Banquet Houseperson.

What is in it for you:

• Wonderful company culture - our colleagues are at the heart of all that we do
• Food & Beverage discount of 50% in our restaurants
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21
• Full rate of pay of $20.96/hour

Job Description

Reporting to the Banquet Leadership Team, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Set-up of function rooms as per client requests and Fairmont standards
• Moving of equipment and furniture
• General maintenance of storerooms and public areas
• Moving boxes for guests and equipment, changing light bulbs, cleaning of meeting room facilities and public areas, assist the guests for any other requests or supervisors

Qualifications

• Schedule flexibility (early morning, late nights, weekends and holidays);
• Able to do heavy lifting
• Able to work unsupervised
• Must have knowledge of meeting room set-ups
• Bilingual is an asset
• Strong people skills
• Able to multitask
• Team oriented
• Well organized

Additional Information

Physical Aspects of Position (included but not limited to):

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift
• Constant lifting up to 60 lbs
• Frequent kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting
• Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps

Fairmont Château Laurier is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please notify us.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/

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AI disclosure: We use artificial intelligence to help screen and assess applications for this position. These tools assist our hiring team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.